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'So I have to take back my invitation to the fans, and please only people with tickets should go there, because everything else will be chaos.

‘If you cannot be there, stay at home or come to Liverpool and watch the game with your friends. Let's have a party after this.

Klopp celebrates in trademark style after Liverpool booked their place in the Europa League final last week

'It's really, really important you now listen. It's important we only send the team and the 10,000 fans.’

There is a possibility that Liverpool’s allocation will be increased.

If Sevilla – who face Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey the following week in Madrid and will take a huge crowd to the Spanish capital – send some of their tickets back to UEFA, they will automatically be given to Liverpool.

Even still, though, it would not satisfy the demand of Liverpool fans to see their team contest a first European final since 2007 and, already, flights to Switzerland and hotel rooms in Basle have been quickly snapped up.

Daniel Sturridge celebrates after scoring the crucial second goal against Villarreal at Anfield

Adam Lallana made sure of the result by adding a third goal in the final 10 minutes of the game

Klopp wants the game with Sevilla to be an occasion everyone remembers but he feels there is no point in lobbying UEFA to change their mind because even if Liverpool were given every one of the 38,000 seats, they could still not satisfy the demand.

‘What I learned in life is what I can’t change I don’t think about it,’ said Klopp. ‘It’s a wonderful opportunity and we can’t change the stadium. It’s a wonderful stadium and wonderful city.

‘We can’t think about the size of the stadium. You will find 30 million who want to see the game. It’s like this.’

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Jurgen Klopp urges ticketless Liverpool fans not to travel to Europa League final